Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[Lucia]

I still haven't mastered a lazy bun wih just a hairstick or pins people wih less length than me have got it well off to watch more YT tutos

 

[itismehmmkay]

I'm over it

I'm doing too damn much.

So I'm over daily washing cause it's looking crazy. I'm still tryna grow this cut out and obviously the airdried rollerset isn't really cutting it. So not only is it a no on short hair, but really when my hair starts getting say more than 7inches, it's a no go b/c it doesn't always airdry all the way overnight. So. I'm over it :/ And really, my hair was doing so great when I was getting it done every 2wks. And it was even better when I wouldn't do a dry rollerset overnight; the style lasted longer.

So. I'm currently under the dryer w/ Cholesterol. Afterwards I'm going to roll it w/ some leave-in...the same liquid leave-in that comes w/ my relaxer. Then I'm going to sit under the dryer. Ideally, I'd like it to be dry then I can go over it with a flatiron and then overnight can lay the hair down along w/ my edges (which is another story). But idk if I'm tryna sit under the dryer until it's dry idk. May just let it airdry.

Another thing is the edges. While the rollersets at night are great for the ends of my hair, it's crazy on my ends. And I really need to come to grips that the snaps on the rollers cut into my edges and that it's too much tension when I do it daily. Being real. When I just make sure to moisturize and lay down my edges at night, they look good and really start growing in. So I have to be mindful of that. Cause really, if I had to pick b/w nice edges or long ends, I'd go w/ edges. Cause a short hairstyle can still be the bomb w/ great edges, but long ends w/ wack edges aint the business. So I'm over sacrificing them for the ends.

So I'm keeping it simple. If I have to go over my hair w/ a curling iron in the morning, I just have to do it. Really my hair is cut to where I have a little volume in it even w/ alot of curl so the rollers don't really do that much extra so a curling iron/flat iron is not totally necessary.

So that's what I'm doing. I just want a chin-length blunt bob w/ bomb edges. That's all. That's not so hard to ask for really. My hair is already cut to be blunt. The crown and bangs are set to grow over my sides and back. So it's just a matter of babying and filling out my edges and retaining length this year.

That's whats up.

 

[JudithO]

Ok If I was in Africa pre-Trans Atlantic Slave Trade days I wonder how I would do my hair? Braids?

You would have worn this style.. or some variation of it... Just like cornrows..

http://cherchezlacurl.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/curly-africana-natural-hair-threading/

 

[-PYT]

I love flexi rods. I love the soft, loose curls it gives me. i love shea butter as a sealant on my ends before rolling too. i think i can make it to two weeks flat ironed.

 

[BreeNique]

Back at home (well, at school), back with my hair babies! It was HARD trying to make my Shea Moisture hair milk work for me in the ny winter (i couldn't justify a purchase, when i know i have a ton of product here!)

Tomorrow, I'm gonna detangle and shampoo and DC SO HARD!!!!...ready.

 

[AHeadOfCoils]

I have figured it out. Twist/Braid outs can't be apart of my lifestyle. The only way for me to avoid SSK's would be to do a wash, shingle and go.

 

[winona]

The forum will be down in a little while. What am I going to do during my study breaks??

 

[aviddiva77]

You would have worn this style.. or some variation of it... Just like cornrows..

http://cherchezlacurl.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/curly-africana-natural-hair-threading/

OMG thank you for that link! I have been trying to explain to my niece and nephew how our ancestors did their hair and now I have pictures!

 

[NJoy]

Not really a Blackout since we can still get to the site. Only the home page is "blacked out". Anyway...

ETA: Oh, and it's 4:10 EST, btw. Don't know why it's logging me in at 8:42 am. Again, Anyway...

 

[ChristmasCarol]

I'm glad I got in before the blackout! In honor of Blackout Day, I'm gonna read all the super-long threads from years ago....and some locked threads.

 

[Ms. Tiki]

The forum will be down in a little while. What am I going to do during my study breaks??

That's what I thought but it's still up. I wonder if it's going down at 8 PST

 

[winona]

That's what I thought but it's still up. I wonder if it's going down at 8 PST

I refreshed the page on my laptop and I couldn't assess the forum. I didnt refresh the page on my iPad and I am able to post go figure.

 

[HanaKuroi]

My lhcf app says the forum is closed. However, I can post from the full site?

 

[Anakinsmomma]

Glad the site is back (somewhat)

What to do about my crown... It's thinner than the rest of my hair. I swear it's like a 2c while the rest if my hair is 4a and it's so fine. Instead of getting a nice round shape... I get a mostly round with these weak curls
sticking straight up... Ala a troll doll. What to do???

 

[winona]

My hair may not be where I want it to be but it is so far from where it came

 

[SmilingElephant]

I was thinking about putting color in my hair....but since i don't want to mess up my progress...i'm going to wait until i am a solid BSL before i put color.

I was thinking red or jet black....the only colors i've ever dyed my hair.

 

[wheezy807]

For tomorrow I wanted to wear my hair in a banana clip full of curls but I can't find the banana clip. Oh well, a half up style will have to do.

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[NYAmicas]

I cant wait til my hair stuff comes in. I went HAM with my online ordering.

 

[BreeNique]

Hopefully it won't rain in the coming week, so I can have an excuse to straighten my hair! I'd like to have a January pic for comparisons later.

For the first time in a long time, I thought about how long my hair "should" be. You know, if I hadn't gotten those random but "necessary" trims, if I'd gone natural sooner, taken care of my relaxed hair, etc...But, luckily, it comes and goes, and there's no use crying over spilled milk...or dead hair!

I'm awfully heavy-handed with my product use...I think I'll experiment in coming weeks with using less. Sometimes less is more.

 

[Embyra]

finally rinsed out that curlywhip and detangled my hair thoroughly with tresemme naturals my hair already looks and feels 100 times better

 

[Kerryann]

oh lord after this sulphur mix with cayenne pepper i dont think i will be making any more wit the pepper in it wtfudge talk about a hot scalp not to mention a funky arse head with this mix and burning eyes no mo

 

[sillygirl82]

I'm like a kid. My Oyin order arrived, so naturally I must wash my hair and given the products a whirl.

 

[Chaosbutterfly]

My Chagrin Valley bars are here!
Some of them smell funky though.

 

[CaliiSwagg]

I have completely been neglecting my hair as of late.
I think I will DC tomorrow... I havent done that in atleast a month.

...Don't judge me

 

[HauteHippie]

I just realized (after checking out my profile) that I always get my hair journey start date wrong. I was natural, then texlaxed in late '09, then chopped most that hair off in Feb 2010 and snipped snipped til it was all gone. So, I was supposed to stay natural until at least Feb 2012... -_-
Drat! And I really miss my natural hair... I just don't miss my tangling issues.

 

[LuvlyRain3]

So glad I invested in quality products. My hair feels and looks so much better. Definitely worth it.

 

[Melaninme]

Taking pics of my hair with my phone's is tough.

 

[crlsweetie912]

I need Claudie's to hurry up and reopen the store!

 

[CurliDiva]

Why does my wig looks most natural after a month of rough treatment

 

[Nix08]

Aireen I just discovered a DollarTree at Warden and Eglinton....I have no idea what they sell in there (as I didn't have the time to go in) but I've seen dollartree mentioned on this site a few times and got excited